Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Highly Cited Researchers 98 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,979
20,200
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,636
20,350
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,835
15,882
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,986
9,449
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,152
7,352
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plant breeding
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,973
5,259
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,732
10,206
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,401
7,081
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,516
16,385
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,284
7,778
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,100
11,811
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,355
6,628
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,998
5,118
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,188
4,830
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,913
4,248
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,749
4,878
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mycology
Immunity
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,005
4,239
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
community ecology
plant-animal interactions
wildlife ecology
camera trapping
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,367
6,210
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
metabolomics
llama antibodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,904
3,700
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant developmental biology
transcription regulation
Fruit development and ripening
tomato
gene editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,680
2,750
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
plant science
crop plants
plant breeding
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,586
3,252
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
plant developmental biology
molecular biology
genomics
systems biology
transcriptional networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,303
3,516
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ornamental breeding
interspecific hybridization
embryo rescue
polyploidization
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,646
1,833
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,420
5,641
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mapping
QTL analysis
quantitative genetics
statistics
prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,940
2,647
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,570
149
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,979
20,200
0.306
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,487
216
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,636
20,350
0.387
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,043
470
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,835
15,882
0.469
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,260
629
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,986
9,449
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,723
696
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pierre De Wit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,152
7,352
0.271
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,147
865
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evert Jacobsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,973
5,259
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,647
930
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dolf Weijers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,732
10,206
0.449
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,746
1,007
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angenent Gerco
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,401
7,081
0.331
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,111
1,072
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Richard Finkers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,516
16,385
0.799
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,693
1,095
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert D. Hall
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,284
7,778
0.383
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,568
1,265
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Liesje Mommer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,100
11,811
0.653
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,526
1,450
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arnaud Bovy
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,355
6,628
0.405
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,149
1,486
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mjm René Smulders|MJM Smulders, Marinus J.M. Smulders
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,998
5,118
0.320
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,151
1,575
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rene Geurts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,188
4,830
0.318
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,596
1,601
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthieu Joosten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,913
4,248
0.285
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,453
1,772
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark GM Aarts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,749
4,878
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,996
2,060
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leo Van Griensven
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,005
4,239
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,565
2,197
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patrick A Jansen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,367
6,210
0.546
community ecology
plant-animal interactions
wildlife ecology
camera trapping
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,965
2,319
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jules Beekwilder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,904
3,700
0.339
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
metabolomics
llama antibodies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,319
2,644
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ruud A De Maagd
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,680
2,750
0.284
Plant developmental biology
transcription regulation
Fruit development and ripening
tomato
gene editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,501
2,661
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christian Wb Bachem
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,586
3,252
0.339
plant science
crop plants
plant breeding
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,163
2,742
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard Gh Immink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,303
3,516
0.378
plant developmental biology
molecular biology
genomics
systems biology
transcriptional networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,626
2,966
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jaap M Van Tuyl
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,646
1,833
0.212
ornamental breeding
interspecific hybridization
embryo rescue
polyploidization
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,196
3,048
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jeroen Scheper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,420
5,641
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,303
3,233
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chris Maliepaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,940
2,647
0.333
Mapping
QTL analysis
quantitative genetics
statistics
prediction